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tills tron skiljer oss åt: hur uppväxten inom Jehovas vittnen påverkar de sociala relationerna
Kristianstad University, School of Health and Society.
Kristianstad University, School of Health and Society.
2011 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study was to explore how interpersonal relationship can be affected by groing up in a New Religoius Movement such as Jehovah’s Withnesses and how it has affected them both in their youth and today. The aim was also to explore if there were people in the respondents' environment that was significant to them during their childhood and which support our respondents have received if they were in need of it.We have not found any previous research on children's social relationships within the Jehovah's Witnesses. We therefore believe that this study is of high relevance to both society and also for all the professionals who come into contact with these children. To discover a child in need, knowledge about how their social environment looks like is crucial. We chose to conduct qualitative interviews with six former Jehovah's Witnesses. The main theories we have assumed is the theory of social interactionism and cognitive dissonance.

The vast majority of our respondents have grown up in a strong relationship with their faithful family and assembly. They believe that they have had a large social network but still felt alone in their concerns and thoughts. Several of the interviewees have experienced dissonance when their beliefs collided with societal values and norms. Some of our interviewees have only had contact with other witnesses (aside from the inevitable contact through school) because they have been taught that "worldly people", or non-Witnesses, are evil and their enemies. Others have had several relationships with people outside the organization and have never experienced this as wrong or strange. The genuine cohesion they experienced during childhood has had a sharp end in connection with the respondents' exclusions, when virtually all the faithful witnesses chosen to turn their back on them. Following the exclusion, several interviewees sought professional help in the form of therapy and they all allege that their upbringing has had negative consequences for them in adulthood.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2011. , p. 63
Keywords [en]
interpersonal relationship, Jehovah´s Witnesses, childhood, need of support
Keywords [sv]
sociala relationer, Jehovas Vittnen, barndom, behov av stöd
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Social Sciences Social Work Religious Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-8216OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-8216DiVA, id: diva2:425536
Educational program
Social Work Study Programme
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2011-08-18 Created: 2011-06-21 Last updated: 2011-08-18Bibliographically approved

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